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OPERATING AND REPORTING SEGMENTS

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OPERATING AND REPORTING SEGMENTS
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
OPERATING AND REPORTING SEGMENTS
OPERATING AND REPORTING SEGMENTS
We operate with two principal business segments: homebuilding and financial services. As defined in ASC 280-10, Segment Reporting, we have nine homebuilding operating segments. The homebuilding segments are engaged in the business of acquiring and developing land, constructing homes, marketing and selling those homes and providing warranty and customer services. We aggregate our homebuilding operating segments into reporting segments based on similar long-term economic characteristics and geographical proximity. Our current reportable homebuilding segments are as follows:
 
West:
Arizona, California and Colorado
 
 
Central:
Texas
 
 
East:
Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee
 

Management’s evaluation of segment performance is based on segment operating income, which we define as homebuilding and land revenues less cost of home construction, commissions and other sales costs, land development and other land sales costs and other costs incurred by or allocated to each segment, including impairments. Each reportable segment follows the same accounting policies described in Note 1, “Organization and Basis of Presentation.” Operating results for each segment may not be indicative of the results for such segment had it been an independent, stand-alone entity for the periods presented.
The following segment information is in thousands: 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Homebuilding revenue (1):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
West
$
373,708

 
$
330,805

 
$
1,055,086

 
$
924,494

Central
236,884

 
200,446

 
637,394

 
571,036

East
195,005

 
221,606

 
587,867

 
652,989

Consolidated total
$
805,597

 
$
752,857

 
$
2,280,347

 
$
2,148,519

Homebuilding segment operating income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
West
$
35,026

 
$
27,829

 
$
94,169

 
$
71,387

Central
26,404

 
18,635

 
63,524

 
52,313

East
4,954

 
9,737

 
12,675

 
27,918

Total homebuilding segment operating income
66,384

 
56,201

 
170,368

 
151,618

Financial services segment profit
5,514

 
5,956

 
15,361

 
15,765

Corporate and unallocated costs (2)
(9,264
)
 
(10,063
)
 
(24,809
)
 
(24,652
)
(Loss)/earnings from other unconsolidated entities, net
(91
)
 
440

 
852

 
856

Interest expense
(1,116
)
 
(167
)
 
(3,561
)
 
(5,127
)
Other income, net
2,028

 
1,435

 
5,218

 
3,263

Net earnings before income taxes
$
63,455

 
$
53,802

 
$
163,429

 
$
141,723

 

(1)
Homebuilding revenue includes the following land closing revenue, by segment, as outlined in the table below.
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Land closing revenue:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
West
$

 
$
15,543

 
$
11,800

 
$
15,608

Central
125

 
947

 
247

 
4,659

East
464

 
497

 
4,895

 
920

Total
$
589

 
$
16,987

 
$
16,942

 
$
21,187


(2)
Balance consists primarily of corporate costs and numerous shared service functions such as finance and treasury that are not allocated to the homebuilding or financial services reporting segments.
 
 
At September 30, 2017
 
 
West
 
Central
 
East
 
Financial Services
 
Corporate  and
Unallocated
 
Total
Deposits on real estate under option or contract
 
$
21,275

 
$
23,237

 
$
23,035

 
$

 
$

 
$
67,547

Real estate
 
1,183,953

 
701,516

 
876,800

 

 

 
2,762,269

Investments in unconsolidated entities
 
7,660

 
7,158

 

 

 
1,560

 
16,378

Other assets
 
47,648

(1)
104,063

(2)
117,411

(3)
615

 
136,227

(4)
405,964

Total assets
 
$
1,260,536

 
$
835,974

 
$
1,017,246

 
$
615

 
$
137,787

 
$
3,252,158


(1)
Balance consists primarily of cash and property and equipment.
(2)
Balance consists primarily of development reimbursements from local municipalities and cash.
(3)
Balance consists primarily of real estate not owned and goodwill (see Note 9).
(4)
Balance consists primarily of our deferred tax asset and cash. 
 
 
At December 31, 2016
 
 
West
 
Central
 
East
 
Financial Services
 
Corporate  and
Unallocated
 
Total
Deposits on real estate under option or contract
 
$
25,863

 
$
27,669

 
$
32,024

 
$

 
$

 
$
85,556

Real estate
 
1,120,038

 
595,485

 
706,540

 

 

 
2,422,063

Investments in unconsolidated entities
 
7,362

 
7,450

 

 

 
2,285

 
17,097

Other assets
 
45,624

(1)
94,299

(2)
93,245

(3)
812

 
129,995

(4)
363,975

Total assets
 
$
1,198,887

 
$
724,903

 
$
831,809

 
$
812

 
$
132,280

 
$
2,888,691


(1)
Balance consists primarily of cash and property and equipment.
(2)
Balance consists primarily of development reimbursements from local municipalities and cash.
(3)
Balance consists primarily of goodwill (see Note 9), prepaid permits and fees to local municipalities and cash.
(4)
Balance consists primarily of cash and our deferred tax asset.